In this long, divisive political primary season, Americans are looking to seasoned political leaders like Snoop Dogg for guidance — and the zany rapper does not disappoint! He claims that Barack Obama’s campaign has been funded in part by the Ku Klux Klan, well known for its historic love of black people. This insane urban legend has already been debunked, of course, but you try telling that to somebody who died that way after they put the baby in the microwave and the turkey in bed and then they turned around and there was a BLOODY HOOK HANGING RIGHT THERE ON THE DOOR HANDLE. [Guardian]

• Reliable Source: Bill Gates, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Cyndi Lauper will be in town this weekend for various events. [WP]
• Inside Politics: Gingrich on 2008: “There are circumstances where I will run.” [WT]
• Cindy Adams: Rumors predict Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “World News Tonight”. . . Barbara Walters‘ interview with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will air tonight; he asked her to chat. . . Miers nomination has split conservatives into “economists” and “culturalists.” [NYP]
• Page Six: Terror threat doesn’t keep Dean from riding the New York City subway. [NYP]